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"Breaking News: Wishing Well Broken! The townspeople of Bad Göodsburg are up in arms. With their beloved well busted, none of their important, generous, kindhearted wishes are coming true! Time to send that good-for-nothing Newsboy to investigate..."-- Provided by publisher.

The farm animals try to divert a busy little spider from spinning her web, but she persists and produces a thing of both beauty and usefulness.

"Common Bees of Western North America, a companion guide to our recently published Common Bees of Eastern North America, is the first species-level photographic field guide to the most commonly seen bees in the western United States and Canada. Identifying bees by species is challenging even for taxonomists. This book walks readers through the process of bee identification using breathtaking high-resolution color photos that highlight the unique characteristics...

Enjoy and Learn! Expert Knowledge! Easy-to-Read! This handy guide to the most common, important and showy North American insects will help the novice begin a fascinating study. Includes: A key to insect groups Mature and immature forms How insects grow and develop and what they eat How to find and observe them Full color pictures, nontechnical language, and up-to-date range maps make this a gem of a guide for beginners at any age.

A completely up-to-date introduction to the most common group of bees in Britain. Bees, for most people, mean honey or bumble bees, but in fact these social species make up only a small proportion of the species that live in Britain. Open your eyes to the so-called 'solitary' bees, and discover a wonderfully diverse population—miners, leafcutters, carpenters and masons—many of which can be found in your own back garden. Solitary bees come in a...

Highlighting the significance of the widespread distribution of the migratory habit throughout the insect world. This edition is exclusive to newnaturalists.com This is a pioneer book, a real milestone in the progress of biology. Only in recent years, have the scientists begun to realize the significance of the widespread distribution of the migratory habit throughout the insect world. Dr.. Williams's own personal observations and adventures have...

Want to Teach Your Kids the Names of Animals & Insects in Filipino?Wonder How They're Pronounced?Enhance your learning experience with our complimentary audio recordings. Follow the link in the book to not only read but also listen and familiarize yourself with authentic Filipino pronunciation.Delight in learning Filipino with our vivid picture book!Key Features of the Book: Filipino Names for Animals & Insects.Vibrant Illustrations of Each Animal...

It takes force to make something move. You can exert force on an object by pushing it or pulling it. Search for motion all around during a fun day at the beach. Fully decodable text features high-frequency words, and words with the w, wh, and y sounds. Also features tips for teachers and caregivers along with additional information at the end to build the reader's background knowledge of the topic. Downloadable Teacher Notes available.

Cruel beetle fashionista Lucretia Cutter is still at large with her yellow ladybird spies. And now that she's brainwashed Darkus's father to stay by her side -he, Virginia, and Bertolt are determined to stop her... once and for all. The final installment in the Beetle trilogy flies readers to Lucretia's secret Biome hidden in the Amazon rain forest. If they can't stop Lucretia, she will release her hoard of giant Frankenstein beetles, and the planet...

Teachers regularly hear students complain: 'Someone has taken my pencil!' More often than not, this is not the case – the pencil has merely been misplaced. This book explores that very situation. It can only be resolved by mobilising an entire family of ants. Each (alphabetically ordered) ant has her or his own personality which assists (or does not assist) in solving the case. The alphabet, perseverance, working as a team, looking for simple solutions...